For the first time this season, Freedom Area will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to challenge the Riverside Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Freedom Area comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Freedom Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 25-15 to Rochester on Wednesday.
Janna Kline made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Mohrbacher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Freedom Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Riverside unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Union Area last Monday, falling 13-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Scotties: they've now lost four in a row.
Riverside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joci Cummings, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Freedom Area's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Freedom Area suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Riverside when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Freedom Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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